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Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2makes a great first impression.
What happens next is a whirlwind of clashing blades and burning bodies, evocative visuals and harrowing brutality.
There is method behind these messy battles.
“He’s in the middle of this battle and just reacting to everything that is thrown at him.
When we started development, our ambition was to recreate that in-game with full control from the player.”
It would appear that Ninja Theory has been successful in that respect.
“We think that a sense of brutality, a sense of struggle, is reinforced in one-on-one combat.
Macon means that literally, by the way.
Combat is full of life, despite it being so thoroughly brutal.
“Battle of the Bastards is complicated,” Macon continues.
“There is something in every second of it.
So we had to create a big pool of animations that can trigger from anything.
“Our guiding principle is ‘What you see is what you get.'”
This article is part of ourBig Preview of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2.
